GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 51 million jobs worldwide could disappear by the end of this year as a result of the economic slowdown that has turned into a global employment crisis, a United Nations agency said on Wednesday.
World Economy May Lose 51 Million Jobs: U.n. Agency
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Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:14am
Topics: economic crisis economy job cuts unemployment
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